German naval attaches to sail for Germany in late December
Captains Boy-Ed and Von Pafen, former naval attaches of the German embassy, plan to sail for Germany via Holland on December 28 or 31 amid recall developments at the U.S. request. They are following American reaction to the recall and deny accusations they obtained a naval report meant for the President and high officials.
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Boy-Ed
von Pafen
Washington
Germany
Holland
United States
New York
Boy Wd
Wilson
Destruction of Venice Treasures Shocks Art World
Venice reports that a bomb strike on St Scalzi church wrecked the ceiling fresco by Tiepolo and crushed marble altars, leaving ruins across the interior. The blast occurred around eleven, tearing away the roof and lifting walls, while other monuments along the Grand Canal avoided major damage.
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Venice
Italy
Associated Press
Oli
Scalzi
Tiepolo
Grand Canal
Tiepoto
Loretto
Bie
Santa Marie
Titian
Tintoretto
Paul Veronege
Tintorelta
Ruskin
Stones of
Paul Veronese
Posto
Campanille and Dogs’ Palace
San Marco
San Theodora
Ancient canals and mining crabs in early industry history
A mosaic of notes describes the Middlesex Canal from Boston to Lowell opened 1804 with fifty bridges and twenty locks. railroads later diverted trade, and a 1859 court decree ended its franchise. It also details mining crabs using long steel cables in coal shafts, and antique garden statues and topiary in Renaissance design. Includes brief humor and literary snippets from newspapers.
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United States
Middlesex Canal
Boston
Lowell
L. Baldwin
Merrimie River
Middlesex Village
Billerica
Concord
Shawsheen River
Wilmington
York Telegram
Tubular chimes change bell design and sound in England
A fragmentary account notes tubular chimes replacing bells in England and detailing how bell founders shape the cone and tone. References to organ use, tube engineering, and sound quality highlight longer efforts to preserve liberty of sound and avoid muffling. The passage cites varied opinions and newspaper snippets from Washington Star and Richmond papers.
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England
Wnat
Tannet
Fundamae Een
Witdoh
Swiedertle Derforwer
Bowe
New York
Sas
Unclear transcript fragment hints at a punishment sentence
Fragmentary OCR mentions a son sentenced to punishment, reference to a father and a court action, names and titles garbled. Unable to extract a coherent event, person, or organization to anchor a summary.
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